Storm blind



V. H. BURKHART Feb. 26, 1952 STORM BLIND Filed Nov. 4, 1948 Fig. 2.

I'|H..l bl fLliLlll Inventor Van H. BUrk/mrr Patented Feb. 26, 1952 Y UNITED ST? S FATE.

1 Claim.

This invention relates to storm blinds, and the primary object of the invention is to provide a device of this kind including a pair of blind stops in the form of longitudinally grooved guides, and a plurality of separate superimposed slats having their ends slidably engaged in the grooves of said guides, said guides having sections at their lower ends which are removable to permit ready successive insertion or removal of the slats with respect to said guides from the inside of a building having a window equipped with the blind.

A further object of the invention is to provide a blind of the above kind in which the slats have coacting lateral end flanges to support them one upon another in outwardly inclined louver fashion to afford ventilation.

The exact nature of the present invention, as well as other objects and features thereof, will become apparent from the followingdescription when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view, partly broken away, of a window equipped with a storm blind constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary horizontal section, partly broken away, taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary vertical section taken on the line 33 of Figure 1.

Referring in detail to the drawing, indicates a window frame including a sill 6, a head jamb 1, side jambs 8, special blind stops 9, inner stops l0, and'parting strips Il.' Vertically slidable upper and lower sashes I2 and I3 are mounted between the stops 9 and strips II and between the stops Ill and strips H, as usual.

In accordance with the present invention, the blind stops 9 comprise longitudinally grooved guides, and a plurality of separate superimposed slats [4 have their ends slidably engaged in the grooves of said guides, said guides having sections l5 at their lower ends which are removable to permit ready successive insertion or removal.

of the slats relative to the guides from the inside of the building having the Window, upon raising the lower sash [3. Thus, should a screen be mounted in the window frame at the outer sides of the blind stops, it need not be removed to allow insertion or removal of the slats.

It will be noted that the grooves of the guides 9 are wider than the thickness of the slats so that the latter may be disposed in outwardly inclined louver fashion, and said slats have coacting lateral end flanges 16 to support them one form of sheet metal channels having inwardly directed angular flanges I1 and E8 on the sides thereof, the adjacent portions of said flanges being disposed in spaced parallel relation to form the grooves therebetween which receive the ends of the slats. The removable sections i5 comprise portions of the inner sides and inner flanges I8 of the guides, and are secured in place by suitable means, such as screws 19. Other screws 26 may secure the major portions of the guides in place.

'In use, the sections I5 are removed, and the slats are inserted in the guides singly at the lower ends of the latter, the slats being pushed upwardly until the complete blind is formed. By reversin this operation, the slats may be removed.

From the foregoing description, it is believed that the construction, manner of use and advantages of the present invention will be readily understood and appreciated by those skilled in the art. It will be apparent that the blind is simple in construction, easy to install and convenient to use. Modifications and changes in details of construction are contemplated, such as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having described the claimed as new is:

A storm blind for windows comprising longitudinally grooved guides, and a plurality of separate superimposed louver slats having their ends slidably engaged in the grooves of said guides, said guides having removable inner sections at their lower ends adapted to be removed to permit successive insertion or removal of the slats relative to said uides from the inner side of the window, said guides comprising sheet metal channels having inwardly directed angular flanges on the sides thereof, the adjacent portions of said flanges being disposed in spaced parallel relation to form the grooves therebetween which receive the ends of the slats, the removable sections comprising portions of the inner sides and the inner flanges of the guides, and means to removably secure said removable sections in place.

invention, what is VAN A H. BURKHART.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 364,955 Poppert June 14, 1887 952,319 Faucett Mar. 15, 1910 1,458,327 Dahlen June 12, 1923 

